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On Being Brown: What It Means to Be a Cleveland Browns Fan | 
 enlarge | Author: Scott Huler
Publisher: Gray & Company Publishers
Category: Book
Buy New: $32.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 1569843
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 183
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.3 x 0.8
ISBN: 1886228361
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.332640977132
EAN: 9781886228368
ASIN: 1886228361
Publication Date: August 1999
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Book Description
What is this madness all about? Ask anyone who has experienced it: being a Cleveland Browns fan is just different. Scott Huler looks at this 50-year love affair between town and team in 33 essays recounting his personal saga of "becoming Brown." Searching out those special elements of shared experience that define what being a Browns fan has meant for us all, he also holds conversations with the true legends of Cleveland Browns history--Jim Brown, Otto Graham, Lou "The Toe" Groza, Brian Sipe, Ozzie Newsome, and others--in which they share their own thoughts about just what made this relationship between town and team so special. This odyssey for Browns fans takes them back to some wonderful places. It revives some truly awful moments. And it looks to the future with great hope. Those who are truly Brown will enjoy the ride.
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 I bleed - you bleed orange & brown September 8, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bleed orange and brown and every Browns fan that bleeds it, should have this book. This is my absolute favorite Browns book of my library and this one sits in my office. Huler really breaks it down when he explains the meaning of the Steeler game, the Bengals game, the walk from Public Square to the stadium, Bernie Kosar (he chose us), Red Right 88, his interview with Brian Sipe (that is a wonderful story- especially when Sipe talks about what happened to him in a Cleveland restaurant the night after the big interception).
You will enjoy this book because Huler goes after everyone who can relate like we already do. Another favorite story that he tells is when he gets an autograph picture of his all time favorite Browns player. I enjoyed all the stories and the way he relates. I can't say enough about this book. Its a must-read and must-have for every Browns fan.
Outstanding Look at Emotional Impact of the Browns July 26, 2005
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
If you bleed orange, brown and white, this is the book for you. Huler isn't trying to write a history of the franchise, he simply explains in a few well-chosen vignettes how much the Browns team means to the fans, and how there is an emotional bonding between fans and the team itself. He shows this connection by visiting with Browns Backers clubs, interview snippets with key Browns players, and just simply talking about his own family and their relationship with Browns football.
It's a book about fandom more than anything, and the commitment that a loyal fan makes to a franchise. Maybe kids don't do that nowadays but if they don't, that's sad. You don't often get choked up and teary-eyed over a football book, but Browns fans will understand that this one is from the heart.
 Good Concept, Bad Execution October 19, 2004
0 out of 7 found this review helpful
This was a neat concept for a book, but sometimes concepts are better left undeveloped. Huler's attempt at a series of essays fails to capture the true meaning of what it means to be a Browns fan. The book's plain cover is for once a viable avenue in which to judge the rest of the work. Segmented books masquerading as novels are often a hard sell, as are collections of essays. This book is both. The highlight of the entire work is Martin Mull's afterword.
Good and memories and thoughts while we wait for this season February 11, 2003
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I came upon this book by accident, but it turned out to be a little gem that was a joy to read. As I turned the pages and read what the author was feeling and reliving, I was taken back to my father, who loved the Browns and to the time I spent watching games with him and my twin brother, and to the 1970's when I was a season ticket holder. As I read ,I kept saying that I knew exactly what the author was feeling and what he meant. The author brought back so many memories of all the highs and lows that came from being a Browns fan, of memories at the hulking stadium on Lake Erie
( what the legendary voice of the Browns, Gib Shanley, called the "house of thrills" ), to the anger when Art Modell moved the team to Baltimore. It was true and is still true that it is Cleveland's Browns not the Cleveland Browns. Modell owned a football team, but he didn't own the Browns. This book is an absolute must read for Browns fans wherever they may live. While we all wait for the 2003 edition of the Browns and a season full of promise under head coach Butch Davis, fans should all pick this book up and read it.
Football explained September 12, 2000
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
Despite being continually disillusioned by the sport - by the drugs, the criminal element, the absurd salaries - pro football continues to hold a mysterious allure. After reading "On Being Brown," I think I now understand what that allure is. Huler does a wonderful job of explaining what it is about football that keeps our attention long after we should grow tired of it. He captures the special thrill of walking into an arena for the first time as a child, the sense of community, the sense of commitment and loyalty we develop - even the smells of an NFL game - and makes us realize why football remains special. This isn't a book aboaut the Cleveland Browns, it's a book about football that any true fan would enjoy.
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